The Monetary Authority of Singapore is to work with Google Cloud to explore potential use cases for generative AI.

Barclays is inviting UK tech and design bods to take part in a pair of hackathon weekends where they will work on socially useful finance-related ideas.

Citi is shuttering its UK retail operations to focus on wealth management services for its wealthiest clients.

Digital business bank Grasshopper has moved into a private beta of Narmi’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, laying the groundwork for client queries via Anthropic’s AI assistant Claude.

Saxo Bank has formed a 50/50 joint venture with Chinese automotive group Geely Holdings to provide a suite of financial technology services to banks and fintechs in China.

UK startup Tully has launched, promising to help debt-laden Brits by using Open Banking technology to provide a clear picture of their finances along with a personalised, flexible repayment plan.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank says it is already reaping the benefits of shifting its digital platform to Google Cloud.

NatWest has appointed Dr Maja Pantic as its first chief AI research officer.

After securing a principal licence with Mastercard, Crypto.com customers will now be able to use their card at over 150 million in-store and online locations worldwide.

Wyzr, a fintech startup developing an AI CFO product for small businesses, has raised £400,000 from a Dragon’s Den-style pitch event held by NatWest.

The Bank of England is building out a cloud-based data and analytics platform after an independent review found “nervousness” in adopting the technology.

Intesa Sanpaolo has backed up its recent contract with Thought Machine by investing £40 million in the cloud-based core banking vendor.

Sweden’s SEB is going all-in on Google Cloud, accelerating a shift that will bring a raft of new products to retail and corporate customers based on data, analytics, and AI.

The European Council and European Parliament have reached an agreement on amending the existing payment services directive (PSD2) that they say will step up the fight against fraud and increase transparency.

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